Saladin Maltings at Fawcetts of Castleford
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The Saladin Box was a 19th century French invention, named after its inventor Monsieur Saladin, which mechanised the process. It is a huge trough with a perforated floor. The malting barley is poured in to a depth of a metre or so and air is blown through the perforations to control the temperature. |
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A bank of mechanical turners like giant Archimedean screws turn the germinating grain, travelling slowly along the box as they do so. |
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The screws ensure that the grain at the bottom is moved steadily to the top. |
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Thousands of perforations in the steel floor blast heated air through the malt.. |
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Hoppers which feed the Saladins. |